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How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower by Adrian Goldsworthy

How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower audiobook runs 18.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.5listening hrs
Ancient Civilizationsstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.5 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower is an audiobook by Adrian Goldsworthy: a 18.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released December 30, 2014, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.5 hrs
Narrated by
Derek Perkins
Released
December 30, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Ancient Civilizations
ISBN
9781494577063

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower audiobook?

How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower runs 18.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.

Is the How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower?

How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower is narrated by Derek Perkins.

Is How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.2 hours.